Kronos' Workforce Ready Suite Helps Companies Drive Employees' Productivity

It’s a no-brainer that high quality, productive employees are central to the success of any company operating in the modern era, but a surprising number of organizations do not allocate enough resources towards ensuring their workforces are performing to the best of their abilities. There are many factors to keep in mind when managing employees, but a growing number of opportunities for streamlining these essential processes has made the task much easier so companies are able to stay relevant in an increasingly competitive environment.

The Workforce Ready suite, offered by Kronos (News - Alert) Incorporated, is one such solution for diversified workforces that centralizes almost all tasks related to managing employees in order to drive improvements in employee satisfaction and productivity. Workforce Ready is comprised of tools that cover the entire employee lifecycle, automating and enriching core HR processes such as recruiting, onboarding, compensation and benefits, engagement, performance management and offboarding.

The offering also includes a comprehensive schedule builder that takes into account each employee’s skills and certifications as well as their availabilities and preferences. A completely optimized schedule minimizes the risk of understaffing, overstaffing, unhappy employees or underqualified employees carrying out the wrong duties.

Potential discrepancies related to the number of hours worked by a given employee are eliminated by a robust labor tracking system, which compares scheduled hours against those actually worked in addition to projecting anticipated hours. This brings improved efficiency to labor costs through more accurate budgeting and more effective overtime management. The employee, on the other hand, benefits from an accurate paycheck that reflects the organization’s work and pay rules and is always delivered on time.

Federal, state, union and company-specific policies and regulatory requirements can be configured in one of the suite’s tools to ensure they are being adhered to at all times through automated tracking and enforcement. In addition to building efficiency and ensuring consistency, this helps companies minimize the risk of a lack of compliance with regulations that may carry hefty punishments.

“The workforce is the most strategic asset for any manufacturer and with a growing concern over the skills gap and global competition, manufacturers everywhere must find a way to bring out the best from their workforces by closely aligning employee and corporate goals, commented Kylene Zenk-Batsford, Senior Manager of the Manufacturing Practice Group at Kronos Incorporated. Workforce Ready helps small and midsize manufacturers do exactly this and remain competitive with larger counterparts.”

Edited by Stefania Viscusi

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